After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.

When three girls and their father visit for a week in the summer, it takes Ta̕ Lola to make Miguel forget his unhappiness at the absence of any boys and embrace the adventures that ensue.